China's Bu reaches quarterfinals of the Hangzhou Tennis Open


HANGZHOU, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Promising young Chinese player Bu Yunchaokete advanced to the quarterfinals of an ATP Tour event for the first time after a stunning upset of second-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov, securing a 2-1 victory in the second round of the ATP 250 Hangzhou Tennis Open on Friday.

Bu began the first set trailing 1-3 but showed great resilience, pushing the set into a tie-break, in which he won 9-7. Khachanov responded strongly in the second set, leveling the match with a 6-4 win. In the decisive third set, Bu broke serve early and maintained his lead, eventually claiming the set 6-3.

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